Olive Free Library
Art Exhibitions
Olive Free Library’s Exhibitions
IF ONLY
The Olive Free Library Association is very pleased to present IF ONLY, an exhibition of works by five regional artists who incorporate feminist issues in their artworks. This will be the first exhibition in the Olive Library’s Community Gallery since all in-person events and shows were cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic (please see a list of precautionary measures below that are taken to ensure the safety of visitors and staff). The show is curated by Nathalie Andrews and will run from September 26 through November 7, 2020, with the opening on Saturday, September 26 from 2 – 4 pm.
Although 2020 is the centennial of the women’s right to vote in the USA, the struggle for women’s rights continues. There are still many issues facing most women in this country (and around the world) today that prevent true gender equality. IF ONLY shows the works of five female artists that focus on feminist issues in their artworks. Rather than just hitting the streets with placards, they chose to present their thoughts in the form of art that everyone can view and appreciate.
Participating Artists: Natali Bravo-Barbee, Jacinta Bunnell, Carole Kunstadt, Yvette Lewis, and Katharine Umsted.
Exhibition Dates: September 26 – November 7, 2020
Opening: Saturday, September 26, 2020, 2 – 4 pm
Proudly sponsored by Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties, Boiceville Pharmacy, Bread Alone, and Ja-Mar Liquors.
Katharine Umsted – Artist in “If Only”
COVID-19 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
Please be assured that we have taken precautions to ensure the safety of visitors and staff during these times. If you don’t feel comfortable coming to the opening of the show, please come see the exhibition any time when the Olive Free Library is open to the public.
Here are some of our precautionary measures:
-everybody has to wear a mask when coming into the Gallery space or any other area in the Library
-hand sanitizer will be available in the Community Gallery
-arrows on the floor will show everyone how to move around the room
-most of the furniture will be taken out before the opening leaving only a few chairs inside the room that may not be moved
-there will be no food at the opening, just some small water bottles and juice bottles; nothing that can be shared
-both outside doors to the community room will be open so people don’t have to all enter or leave from the main library entrance.
OLIVE FREE LIBRARY'S EXHIBITION SCHEDULE 2024
January 20 – March 2, 2024: Now & Then, a show of works by Woodstock School of Art (WSA) students and alumni, juried by Jenne Currie and coordinated by WSA
March 16 – May 4, 2024: In Search of the Goddess, an exhibition focusing on idealized feminine iconography, both ancient and modern, curated by Kathy Yacoe and Sandra Scheuer
May 18 – July 6, 2024: Fabrication, textiles exhibition curated by Janette Kahil and Linda Schultz
July 20 – September 7, 2024: Monochromatic, 7th Annual Juried Summer Group Show juried by Melinda Stickney-Gibson and coordinated by Nathalie Andrews
September 21 – November 2, 2024: title TBD, an exhibition curated by Robert Langdon from the Emerge Gallery
November 16, 2024 – January 4, 2025: title TBD, 7th Annual Small Works Show curated by Susan Shaftan Perrin and Jan Sosnowitz
Carole Kunstadt
Yvette Lewis
Jacinta Bunnell and Cindy Hoose
Natali Bravo-Barbee
PAST EXHIBITIONS 2019 - 2024
January 20 - March 2, 2024: Now & Then, a show of works by Woodstock School of Art (WSA) Students and Alumni, juried by Jenne Currie and coordinated by WSA
November 18, 2023 - January 6, 2024: I See Red, 6th Annual Small Works Show curated by Sandra Scheuer and Kathy Yacoe
September 23 - November 5, 2023: From Soup to Nuts, an exhibition focusing on food in art curated by Elaine Ralston
July 22 - September 9, 2023: Define Beauty, 6th Annual Juried Summer Group Show coordinated by Nathalie Andrews, and juried by Donald Elder
May 13 - July 8, 2023: Beneath the Surface, a photography exhibition by the Women Photographers Collective of the Hudson Valley
March 18 - May 7, 2023: cARTography: alternate routes, an exhibition focusing on artists that incorporate maps in their artwork, curated by Jan Sosnowitz
January 21 - March 4, 2023: I Dreamed a Garden, featuring LongReach Arts coordinated by Carol Pepper-Cooper and Linda Schultz
November 19, 2022 - January 7, 2023: PANDEMONIUM, 5th Annual Small Works Show curated by Nathalie Andrews and Elaine Ralston
September 24 - November 5, 2022: Hudson Valley Watercolors, an exhibition of watercolor works curated by Staats Fasoldt
July 23 - September 10, 2022: Fresh Air, 5th annual juried summer group show coordinated by Janette Kahil and Sandra Scheuer and juried by Jenny Nelson
May 21 - July 9, 2022: Behind the Scenes, an exhibition of works by members of the Olive Free Library Exhibition Committee
March 19 - May 7, 2022: Forged in Ink, an exhibition of regional printmakers curated by Maxine Davidowitz and Susanna Ronner
January 22 - March 5, 2022: Shifting the Energy, a show of works by Hudson Valley retired art educators curated by Linda Schultz
November 20, 2021 - January 8, 2022: Small is Beautiful, 4th annual small works show curated by Kathy Yacoe
September 25 - November 6, 2021: Skin Deep, a show of works by artists of color curated by Nathalie Andrews and Elaine Ralston
July 24 - September 11, 2021: Eye to Eye, juried annual summer group show coordinated by Jan Sosnowitz and juried by Thomas Sarrantonio
May 22 - July 10, 2021: Between Wind and Water curated by Sandra Scheuer and Linda Schultz
March 20 - May 8, 2021: Across the River: Artists from Hudson Valley East curated by Marie Cole from the Tivoli Artists Gallery
November 21, 2020 - March 6, 2021: Cragsmoor Artists in Olive, show of works by artists from the Cragsmoor Art Colony curated by Ed Mues
September 26 - November 7, 2020: If Only, feminist exhibition curated by Nathalie Andrews
January 25 - March 14, 2020: Student Show: Onteora School District curated by Linda Schultz and Kathy Skura
November 16, 2019 - January 4, 2020: Kate McGloughlin, Requiem for Ashokan, The Story Told in Landscape curated by Elaine Ralston
September 21 - November 2, 2019: Ron Denitto, Selected Works curated by Kathy Skura
July 20 - September 7, 2019: Reverie, a juried group show of regional artists
May 18 - July 6, 2019: Go Figure!, a group show of four regional artists' figurative works curated by Linda Lynton
March 23 - May 4, 2019: Enlightened Views, a group show of five Hudson Valley artists curated by Gayle Clark Fedigan